| | '''Compulsory vaccination''' exists in all 50 states of the [[United States]], particularly as a condition of admission to [[public school]]. Vaccine manufacturers lobby for these laws to maximize revenue on their products.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483914/</ref> | | '''Compulsory vaccination''' exists in all 50 states of the [[United States]], particularly as a condition of admission to [[public school]]. Vaccine manufacturers lobby for these laws to maximize revenue on their products.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483914/</ref> |
| − | While proponents of vaccination argue that it helped eradicate [[smallpox]] and [[polio]], others cite improved hygiene as significant factors. Regardless, new vaccines are being required of schoolchildren for numerous diseases that most will never be exposed to, such as [[Hepatitis B]], and diseases that are not dangerous to schoolchildren, such as [[chickenpox]]. Compulsory vaccination has also been required for [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], [[measles]], [[mumps]], and [[rubella]].
| + | New vaccines are being required of schoolchildren for numerous diseases that most will never be exposed to, such as [[Hepatitis B]], and diseases that are not dangerous to schoolchildren, such as [[chickenpox]]. Compulsory vaccination has also been required for [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], [[measles]], [[mumps]], and [[rubella]]. |
| | All states have a [[religious]] exemption from compulsory vaccination except [[California]], [[Mississippi]] and [[West Virginia]].<ref>https://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx</ref> | | All states have a [[religious]] exemption from compulsory vaccination except [[California]], [[Mississippi]] and [[West Virginia]].<ref>https://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx</ref> |